The incident occurred at the end of the second quarter, when Griffin missed a shot as time expired and the two reached for the rebound. West was behind Griffin and each had a hand on the ball. As the two separated, West brought his arm down and caught Griffin in the jaw.

West was given a flagrant foul two and ejected from the game. The Pacers went on to win, 106-92.

Pacers Hall of Fame guard Reggie Miller didn't like the ejection.

Flagrant 2 on David West? Really @NBA... League is softer than Charmin Toilet Paper.. #LetThemPlay

The punishment was announced by Rod Thorn, the league's president of basketball operations, who also said that Sacramento Kings Coach Michael Malone was fined $25,000 for verbal abuse of official Marc Davis and not leaving the court in a timely manner after a 91-90 loss to the Memphis Grizzlies on Friday.

Malone berated Davis for failing to call a foul against the Grizzlies with 1.9 seconds left. A jump ball was ruled and the Grizzlies won the tip to end the game.